Prep roundup, Aug. 27

Wednesday

Aug 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM

BROAD CREEK — Croatan made some history Tuesday night.

Staff Reports

BROAD CREEK — Croatan made some history Tuesday night.

With Jake Parrish scoring what proved the winning goal just six minutes into the second half, the Cougars beat Swansboro for the first time ever at home in boys’ soccer, downing the Pirates 2-1 in a nonconference match.

“We’ve only beaten them twice before in our history,” coach Paul Slater said, adding both wins came in the last three years on the road. “This is the first time beating them at home at Croatan. We definitely played well. Any time you beat a team the caliber of Swansboro, you played well.”

With the score tied, Garrett Bridgewater booted a corner kick that J.T. Dupree headed it, but Swansboro goalkeeper Nick Kohlmann made the save but couldn’t corral the ball and Parrish was able to fire the ball into the back of the net.

“It was definitely a scramble (goal),” Slater said. “But the buildup was nice. We got a clean header and the keeper made a good save (before Parrish was able to score.).”

Swansboro coach Doug Kidd said it was a well-played game by both sides.

“I thought the first half we did some really good things on possession and scored a really nice goal and then they scored a very nice free kick and that kind of got their momentum going a little bit,” he said. “I thought they defended very well and their keeper came up with some big saves.”

West Brunswick 5, Dixon 2: John McNeil scored two goals and West Brunswick scored four goals on five shots in the first half — only one inside the 18 — to defeat Dixon in a nonconference match that left coach Kevin Hicks shaking his head at his team’s missed chances.

Zack Foster and Carter Phillips scored for the Bulldogs, who had one more shot (8-7) and six corner kicks to one for West Brunswick.

“I was pleased with our performance to possess the ball and move it, but we struggled to capitalize on our opportunities. And they did not,” Hicks said. “We kind looked like a ballet from the standpoint we were able to possess the ball and hang on it but were just not very efficient when it came to finishing.

“Credit West Brunswick. They put their opportunities away and we did not. Therein lies the score.”

“I was very pleased,” Dixon coach Heather Moore said. “They worked very hard. We had to come from behind several times and never gave up. Their frontline is huge. They were 6-foot or could jump 6 foot. We played very well tonight.